UNO/MURDER/RAB/WAHL

Rating:
Summary: A waste of time
Review: A good idea from a generaly good writer, but fails miserably. Talk about ruining a perfectly good and reasonable plot, this book does that briliantly. Read the author, not this book.

Rating:
Summary: A joy to read....
Review: I devoured this book in no less than three or four sittings. Independant of the complex brilliant plot surrounding the murder of the feminist controversial Rabbi Wahl and the varying suspects, this book possesses much wisdom into Jewish theology and yes, Jewish humor. That should come as no surprise given the author's great expertise in these matters and prolific output of scholarly Judaic books. Our protaganist, Rabbi Daniel Winter, hosts a radio talk show host with a panel of three clergymen wherein we learn about Judaism's views on capital punishment, abortion, and the role of women, among other issues. Regarding abortion, Rabbi Daniel Winter jokes, "In Judaism, a fetus remains a fetus until it graduates from medical school." Telushkin is no stranger to this format of a radio show, inasmuch as his dear friend Dennis Prager hosted a similar show entitled "Religion on the Line" and Telushkin regularly appeared as a panel member. The influence of Prager also finds its way into the text when we read of the question posed to Hebrew school students, "If your dog and a stranger were drowning, whom would you save first?" Prager has famously posed that exact question for nearly three decades to high school students. A disturbing majority has been discovered to opt for the dog, not surprising in a society in which love is valued above all and in which the infinite sacredness of human life, created in G-d's image, is lost. This book was a delight on many levels-- the suspense generated, the romantic relationship between Rabbi Winter and Dr. Goldstein, the many Jewish ideals incorporated into the text, and the surprise ending. A fan of Telushkin's non-fiction works for quite some time, I can hardly wait to begin his other two mystery novels.

Rating:
Summary: A joy to read....
Review: I devoured this book in no less than three or four sittings. Independant of the complex plot surrounding the murder of the feminist controversial Rabbi Wahl and the varying suspects, this book possesses much wisdom into Jewish theology and yes, Jewish humor. That should come as no surprise given the author's great expertise in these matters and prolific output of scholarly Judaic books.

Our protaganist, Rabbi Daniel Winter, hosts a radio talk show host with a panel of three clergymen wherein we learn about Judaism's views on capital punishment, abortion, and the role of women, among other issues. Regarding abortion, Rabbi Daniel Winter jokes, "In Judaism, a fetus remains a fetus until it graduates from medical school."

Telushkin is no stranger to this format of a radio show, inasmuch as his dear friend Dennis Prager hosted a similar show entitled "Religion on the Line" and Telushkin regularly appeared as a panel member. The influence of Prager also finds its way into the text when we read of the question posed to Hebrew school students, "If your dog and a stranger were drowning, whom would you save first?" Prager has famously posed that exact question for nearly three decades to high school students. A disturbing majority has been discovered to opt for the dog, not surprising in a society in which love is valued above all and in which the infinite sacredness of human life, created in G-d's image, is lost.

This book was a delight on many levels-- the suspense generated, the romantic relationship between Rabbi Winter and Dr. Goldstein, the many Jewish ideals incorporated into the text, and the surprise ending. A fan of Telushkin's non-fiction works for quite some time, I can hardly wait to begin his other two mystery novels.

Rating:
Summary: Most enjoyable!!!
Review: This book was a pleasure to read! It was highly enjoyable, had a perplexing and well thought out plot and was a book that has a permenant spot on my bookshelf!

Rating:
Summary: Most enjoyable!!!
Review: This book was a pleasure to read! It was highly enjoyable, had a perplexing and well thought out plot and was a book that has a permenant spot on my bookshelf!